That One Last '13 Spot

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January 27th, 2013 at 9:52 PM
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James Burrill Angell
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That One Last '13 Spot
So with the tight end from TE from TX committing to ND we're sitting with one open spot in the class and a week to go. Those of you who are far more recruiting oriented hearing anything about any late offers/visits etc for that last spot?
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January 27th, 2013 at 9:54 PM | Nkemdiche. Book it (Score:5 Normal)
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Nkemdiche. Book it

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January 27th, 2013 at 9:54 PM | Gaeron Conley (Score:4 Normal)
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Come home!

January 27th, 2013 at 9:54 PM | Robert Nkemdiche -- Raback It (Score:2 Normal)
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Robert Nkemdiche -- Raback It

January 27th, 2013 at 9:55 PM | Sticking to my guns with (Score:4 Normal)
wresler120
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Kenton Gibbs .. yeah .. yeah, he committed to NC State, but I can see a Dennis Norfleet unfolding

January 27th, 2013 at 11:26 PM | You're echoing my senitments. (Score:1)
marco dane
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Thought early in the process Gibbs and or/Poet Thomas would be part of this class. Hopefully,one of these young men will get the last spot...

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:51 PM | Of the two, I would say that (Score:2 Underrated)
ken725
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Of the two, I would say that Gibbs is more likely to get an offer.  Why not bank the scholarship for 2014?

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January 27th, 2013 at 9:55 PM | Unless Poggi flips to Alabama.. (Score:3 Normal)
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I think they sit tight, there's a full class that's locked down with no other real needs.  If Poggi flips, then I think they might try to pull Kenton Gibbs, but otherwise I'd be surprised if there was any further movement.

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January 27th, 2013 at 9:58 PM | Berkley Edwards, come on (Score:2 Normal)
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Berkley Edwards, come on down!

January 27th, 2013 at 10:01 PM | I just don't see him getting (Score:2 Normal)
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I just don't see him getting an offer. I think we'll bank it.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:10 PM | Oh, I agree. I should've (Score:4 Normal)
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Oh, I agree. I should've included the /s on my post.

January 27th, 2013 at 9:57 PM | Stanley Ipkiss? (Score:1 Normal)
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Stanley Ipkiss?

January 27th, 2013 at 11:32 PM | With or without the mask? (Score:4 Normal)
Elmer
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With or without the mask?

January 27th, 2013 at 11:52 PM | Um, with. Clearly. (Score:5 Normal)
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Who the hell wants a banker on the team?

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January 27th, 2013 at 9:59 PM | Let's just hope it stays at (Score:5 Normal)
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Let's just hope it stays at only one open spot . . .  

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January 27th, 2013 at 9:59 PM | Is there a best friend of (Score:5 Normal)
Zone Left
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Is there a best friend of next year's number one recruit we can go after? He doesn't even need to play ball.

It's all John Navarre's fault.

 

January 27th, 2013 at 11:58 PM | Not sure if serious, but this (Score:1 Normal)
ken725
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Not sure if serious, but this is  the 2013 class for Woodbridge High in Virginia.  Home of 2014 SDE Da'Shawn Hand.  

 

DB Evrett Edwards Woodbridge, VirginiaWoodbridge Senior 5'11" 175 4.4 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/r/pdb/pdb-event-sprite.png); text-indent: -5000px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; left: -3px; background-position: -24px -25px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;">3 stars 5.6 59
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K Jason Eaglin Woodbridge, VirginiaWoodbridge Senior 6'2" 179 N/A   N/A N/A
 
OL Randy Kumah Woodbridge, VirginiaWoodbridge Senior 6'0" 298 N/A   N/A N/A
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RB Jaylen Avent Woodbridge, VirginiaWoodbridge Senior 5'8" 185 4.5   N/A N/A
list

 

Greetings from Bolivia.

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January 28th, 2013 at 3:43 PM | Speaking of Woodbridge, VA... (Score:1)
Section 1
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Out of Woodbridge High:

 

 

January 27th, 2013 at 9:59 PM | I agree (Score:1)
Leonhall
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If poggi flips, Gibbs may get an offer, or we could see a linebacker...

Denard Robinson......They're not going to catch him!

January 27th, 2013 at 10:00 PM | Honeslty, I could see the (Score:5 Normal)
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Honeslty, I could see the staff banking a scholarship for next year, unless theres a talent they really like that's interested and available.   

January 27th, 2013 at 10:00 PM | Poggi (Score:3 Normal)
Joshisbowler
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Hey guys, I'm just wondering, has anybody heard anything about Poggi since Friday night?

January 27th, 2013 at 10:03 PM | Nope.  Bigg won't talk to (Score:5 Normal)
FreddieMercuryHayes
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Nope.  Bigg won't talk to media, Henry hasn't said anything, conflicting reports about whether it's actually an official, or if Henry is hanging out with his bud while other Gilman kids are touring campus and meeting coaches.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:06 PM | I kinda figured (Score:2 Normal)
Joshisbowler
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there would be nothing, otherwise it would be on the board already, thanks man.  I just worry a little bit cause I don't wanna lose this kid.  If Henry is smart he'll stay Blue.  I would hate to see him get oversigned and then cut before fall camp starts

 

January 27th, 2013 at 10:15 PM | Discussed this morning on WTKA (Score:5 Normal)
Maize and Blue ...
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Poggi's dad, who is Gilman's coach, regularly makes trips like this to colleges he may send kids to.  Henry went along to see his buddy who he played with last year.  Alabama bloogers pictured it as an official which it wasn't.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:34 PM | well (Score:1)
Joshisbowler
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that's quite interesting, but I still won't feel safe about it till he signs his LOI

January 27th, 2013 at 10:47 PM | What's (Score:5 Funny)
pkatz
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a "blooger"?

January 27th, 2013 at 10:49 PM | If you gotta ask, you can't (Score:5 Normal)
Brown Bear
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If you gotta ask, you can't afford it.

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:17 PM | Not always (Score:3 Normal)
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Sometimes, it's just confusing lingo.

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:20 PM | Bloogers are caused by the southeast's humid environment (Score:2 Normal)
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Bloogers are caused by the southeast's humid environment

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January 28th, 2013 at 8:59 AM | I'm a little late to the (Score:2)
APBlue
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I'm a little late to the party with this thread, but does anyone know what colleges his dad has taken these trips to in the past?  

If he's taken similar trips to top 10 schools before, then this makes perfect sense.  If his previous trips have primarily been to D2 type schools or some Atlantic 10 type schools, then this trip is an outlier.  If that's the case, is this trip a cover to get his kid on Alabama's campus for a visit while still reserving his committment to Michigan?  

 

January 28th, 2013 at 9:52 AM | Gilman turns out (Score:2 Normal)
Maize and Blue ...
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quite a few D1 players so I'm sure Coach Poggi makes plenty of trips to D1 schools and he had a kid commit to Bama last year so he already knows the staff. I just don't see a HS coach doing something so backhanded that would piss off another top notch D1 school.

January 28th, 2013 at 10:36 AM | Thanks.  It would seem (Score:2)
APBlue
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Thanks.  It would seem awfully backhanded, but I also am surprised that a HS coach would tweet something negative about a whole conference's recruiting ability.  I was really skeptical that it was really his twitter account, but someone on this thread said that Gillman Football retweeted it.  That leads me to think that maybe he really did tweet it.  

I'd love to have the kid here, as part of this class.  If he thinks he's better off at Alabama, then so be it.  Good luck to him.  

January 28th, 2013 at 3:31 PM | Bama may not have space (Score:1)
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Bama interwebs report that they have more interest in a JUCO DL currently commited to Ole Miss.  And here's their take on the visit:

 

The only other official visitor in town in addition to Reed was Michigan commit Henry Poggi. The Baltimore/Gilman School defensive lineman and his camp have been very quiet heading into the visit, with pressure coming from Michigan’s end as they have a no-visit policy for their commits. One thing is for sure though- this trip was much more than a casual jaunt to see former teammate and current UA player, Cyrus Jones. Sources indicate Henry’s father and head coach, Biff Poggi, had a lot of questions on the visit and playing in the SEC is a big pull for the Poggis. That said, it’s no secret that UA’s numbers are very tight at this juncture. We’ve mentioned several times before that the UA staff will have to make some tough decisions down the stretch and this could be the close call that we’ve been referring to.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:14 PM | tweets (Score:2 Normal)
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aparently his dad tweeted some  business about the SEC being better at recruiting than the b10.  Not sure if its real or not.

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January 27th, 2013 at 10:05 PM | Poggi will not flip. (Score:5 Normal)
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Poggi will not flip.

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January 27th, 2013 at 11:44 PM | Wow, this thread quickly (Score:-1 Overrated)
January 28th, 2013 at 1:57 AM | No one is really freaking (Score:2 Normal)
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No one is really freaking out, so ahh.... Thanks?

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January 27th, 2013 at 10:06 PM | attrition speaks against banking scholarships (Score:1)
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while we may never see the attrition of the RR era,  we need to get athletes on campus and develop them.  i do not expect  M to "cut' players but there will be players who leave when they realize they will not develop. 

pbmd

January 27th, 2013 at 10:50 PM | This is true (Score:2 Normal)
drewz05
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However, we're not like Alabama.  We don't cut scholarship athletes for underperforming, which means when the coaches accept a commitment from a recruit that the coaching staff is also committing to having that player on the team for the next 4 years.  If the coaches aren't comfortable with making that committment to a lesser known recruit then banking it is the right move.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:09 PM | Was that tweet from Poggi's (Score:0 Normal)
January 27th, 2013 at 10:10 PM | Rcmb has a thread (Score:1 Normal)
85Lee
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Saying biff poggi posted negative tweets about big ten recruiting. I don't tweet and am sure people can start misleading twitter accounts. I also take very little from anything I read on rcmb. Anyone else hear about this? I hate when adults do stupid kid things on the Internet, hopefully it is nothing.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:12 PM | I suppose you missed the huge (Score:3 Normal)
FreddieMercuryHayes
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I suppose you missed the huge thread, actually two threads, on this subject on Friday?  No one knows if it's real or not, but it seems it is real considering Gilman football retweets that stuff.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:18 PM | I don't take anything on twitter seriously (Score:0 Normal)
January 27th, 2013 at 10:13 PM | Gordon Shumway (Score:3 Normal)
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January 27th, 2013 at 10:28 PM | Hey Willie! (Score:2 Normal)
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Hey Willie!

January 27th, 2013 at 10:15 PM | Bank the scholarship (Score:1 Normal)
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I think they bank the last scholarship.  They will be having a small class next year anyway.  Like someone said earlier in the post, all the needs were met in this class.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:19 PM | Agree.  Unless some big time (Score:5 Normal)
FreddieMercuryHayes
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Agree.  Unless some big time WR, CB, or even a TE falls in their lap on signing day, just bank it.  We're not going to have a huge class next year, and taking kids just as filler doesn't make sense at this point.  Unless the coaches are expecting some attrition or something, but I really hope this isn't the case.

January 27th, 2013 at 10:30 PM | We said that last year... (Score:5 Normal)
Schmozerine
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We all thought we would have a class of maybe 17-20?!? Now it is 27. We need to get the best player available and get them in now for future depth. I don't think we will have a small class, there are too many unknowns just like this year!

January 27th, 2013 at 10:33 PM | Can any recruiting wonk say (Score:2)
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Can any recruiting wonk say what the "needs" are for next year.

How many spots are we lookign at, and ideally what positions will make up those spots?

Obviously a lot can change before that point- but a guess as to what the needs are for the next class as it stands now...

January 27th, 2013 at 10:54 PM | Hoke and company seem to (Score:-1 Trolling)
January 27th, 2013 at 11:04 PM | from my count their will be (Score:-1 Trolling)
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